Indeed, the "rights of a (living) being" is something we decide upon as a species. Most of the rest of the known universe and its phenomena don't seem to obser

Indeed, the "rights of a (living) being" is something we decide upon as a species. Most of the rest of the known universe and its phenomena don't seem to observe moral rights any more than a mudslide about to swallow everything in its path. We decide that some things are moral, others immoral or ethical and unethical.